Postwar America
Cold War Begins & Red Scare
Nuclear Arms Race & Kennedy
Vietnam
Civil Rights Movement
State Capitals
100
This large increase in births occurred after World War II.
What is the Baby Boom
100
This was the long period of tension between the United States and Soviet Union.
What is the Cold War
100
This competition between the United States and Soviet Union involved building larger and more powerful nuclear weapons.
What is the Arms Race
100
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This theory said that if one country became Communist, nearby countries would also become Communist.
What is the Domino Theory
100
This woman’s arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks
100
This is the capital of New York
What is Albany
200
This law helped veterans attend college and buy homes after WWII.
What is the GI Bill
200
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This U.S. policy aimed to stop the spread of communism.
What is Policy of Containment.
200
This structure became a symbol of the Cold War by dividing East and West Berlin.
What is the Berlin Wall
200
This Communist leader led North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Who is Ho Chi Minh
200
This civil rights leader delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
200
This is the capital of Indiana
What is Indianapolis
300
William Levitt became famous for creating this mass-produced suburban community.
What is Levittown
300
This senator made accusations about Communists in government without proof.
Who is Joseph McCarthy
300
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What are "duck and cover" drills and nuclear fallout shelters
300
This resolution gave President Johnson authority to expand military action in Vietnam without a declaration of war.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
300
This Supreme Court case, ruled in 1954 that segregated public schools were "inherently unequal" and unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education
300
This is the capital of Georgia
What is Atlanta
400
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This term describes the movement of people and businesses away from cities, causing many urban areas to decline.
What is Urban Decay
400
This term describes making aggressive accusations without evidence.
What is McCarthyism
400
During this failed 1961 invasion, Cuban exiles attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro.
What is the Bay of Pigs Invasion
400
In 1968, Communist forces launched surprise attacks across South Vietnam during this event, causing many Americans to question whether the war could be won.
What is the Tet Offensive
400
This law, passed in 1965, gave the federal government power to protect African Americans' voting rights.
What is Voting Rights Act of 1965
400
This is the capital of Colorado
What is Denver
500
This region of the United States grew rapidly because of warm weather, lower taxes, and new job opportunities.
What is the Sun Belt Region
500
This Cold War conflict was the first major test of the Policy of Containment.
What is the Korean War.
500
During this Cold War conflict, the Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, leading President Kennedy to order a naval blockade and bringing the United States and Soviet Union close to nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
500
This law was passed after the Vietnam War to limit presidential war powers.
What is the War Powers Act
500
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This 1964 law banned segregation in public places and outlawed discrimination based on race, religion, gender, or national origin.
What is Civil Rights Act of 1964
500
This is the capital of Arkansas
What is Little Rock
600
This term describes the spread of suburbs into nearby rural areas as American cities expanded after World War II.
What is Urban Sprawl
600
This program provided over $13 billion to help rebuild Western Europe after World War II and prevent the spread of communism.
What is the Marshall Plan
600
This policy, used by President Eisenhower, involved threatening a powerful military response to any Soviet Union aggression.
What is Brinkmanship
600
This Communist guerrilla warefare force fought against South Vietnam and the United States during the Vietnam War.
What is the Vietcong
600
During this 1963 Birmingham protest, children marched against segregation and were met with fire hoses and police dogs. Television coverage of the violence shocked many Americans and increased support for the Civil Rights Movement.
What was the Children's Crusade
600
This is the capital of Florida.
What is Tallahassee